Two of the three Sacramento-area J.R.'s Texas Bar-B-Que locations closed for good this weekend.

Owner J.R. Rothenberger, who opened his first restaurant in Sacramento 25 years ago, confirmed with KCRA 3 that his restaurants at 3445 El Camino Ave. and 232 Jibboom St., near Interstate 5 and Richards Boulevard, closed Saturday.

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The only restaurant still open is the original location on Otto Circle in South Sacramento.

Rothenberger said the slumping economy is to blame for the closures.

In January, Rothenberger told KCRA 3 that business was slow and sales had declined from $1.1. million a year to $600,000.

He said that he had to lay off 13 of his 22 employees.

"It's hard to keep paying the bills when the finances aren't coming in. I'm scratching my head, because I was up 6 percent in June, and now I'm 30 to 40 to 50 percent down,” Rothenberger said in January.